The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-29
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have often gone fishing, but /
never caught enough fish 10 give me
even basis TO found lie on. have
been with many Hshing party, bat
have ssually been taken because
owned boat or wagon or something
useful to the party. My duty, at such
times, has been to watch over the pro.
visions and the dsmi ohm, and sier-
wards 10 coroborate such. stories az
The rect OF the party chose to tell
friends n home Of the enormous trout
and tfemen dous bass. they caught. or
thst Ahey hooked and didn't latch. /
am considered an expert Ia estimating
the weight, 70 an ounce, OF very laJge
Ash that break the line ard get a.ay.
yRovT YisHIHe EXTRAORDINARY.
l started on Monday to 20 fishing
ON q lake near Tadonssc. met q
French Canadian named Baptiste, In
his boat on the Ssguensy, the otner
day, who told me Of Q lake, only ak
miles away, where the trout were 90
numerous Of late that they were &C
tuslly suffering from lack sf water.
They were all largs fish, he raid, no
small ones at ali; and they were pre-
pared at oil times 10 accept bait OF any
character. asked him where l cou d
Ind some one to guide mo to the lake.
lie said that although he WAS aurieited
with palling out trout this season, be
vould not mind going with me him.
sei, jnst 10 oblige me. thought
this very courteous 10 sirsu gsr, but
these Canadians are always very cour-
teous A. obligiDg. "Thsre would be
some lime expense" he said, (which
monsieur would no doubt DO vealing
10 pay" assured him that was
PERFECTLY willing 10 pay, and urged
Aim 10 spare no expsnee In making
preparations and la providing mate
vials. i knew that when got beck to
Few York from this trip my friends
would expect 10 $50 nsh scales In INV
hair, and wished 10 DO able to meet
their expectations with, ct lssst,
Gulhisl fishing narrative that would
do me credit.
Rapaiste came for me NJ 7 O'Clock
noxt morning. He was driving q
horse and sittipg on q two-wheeled
thing he called Q cart. He said he had
made Preparations erande." saw
no sign Of the preparations for trent
slaughter except one rough fishing
pole and line. noticed, also, an sxs
In the cart. We started In the cart
over the mountains. There are no
roads In this part Of the country he,
youd . radius OF one mile from To.
dossae. The country ID mountainous
and rocky. We climbed up hills and
bumped over powders. and fallen
tvoes into canyons, while Baptists
talked reprovlngly sometimes, and
sometimes eneouragipgly, 10 the horse,
and ! smoked and waited 10 have my
seek broken. soon lound what the
Ase was Tor. The cart would get stuck
In q narrow place, and Baptlste would
get out and hew down q tree that was
IN tho way, while would restrain the
susdruDed In the cart. About 0
O'Clock we overlook another cart, on
the top Of which was . canoe. This
cart was stuck In q small ravlne,
through which flowed q deep stream
about six feet wide. Two men were
emitting down trees aud making q
kridgs. Baptiste told me that this
wssa part OF - preparations grande"
he had made for me. The canoe, he
said, was 10 use on the lake when We
got there; the cart was 10 carry tho
canoe, and the tvo men wsre 10 kick
she horss when II stopped, 90 hulld
brifgrc and hew out the way with
their sIes. IL took On hour 10 build
the bridge, and ne we're then only
tvo miles fIon Tadousac.
"Pstienee, monsieur, ve get ssre
bymeby, and sen, reInember, - ieesh
veoAich. w will mooch rewarded be-"
The shadoe Of 4 pm. we're falling
around n when We came 10 another
Folgo With deep ttfeam In II.
"Patienee, moDeieur, Get eee only
van mile 20 ., lako sat ees fall, o go
full, II p inson. Eei viii take van DAY
10 build - bridge, hut We viii get defe
aud ca CHI moot OF - trout-tIee, four
pou' I, every wan"
tnTn,d the procession back 10 Tad.
ousae. and got on y AID si,er dark. I
aidn't 20 into he cabin, for knew II
was mt big enough To hold both me
and my irdlpnation. l lay down on
deck md couii led to the stars above
my belief that, u all the citizens Of the
United States 81 pr, ssnt tTavaling
abroad, considered myseli the most
slab1rsie aud crsdulous fool. This
morning vas somewhat cooler, and
vaa laughing 81 the ab.urdi,y a the
adventure, when BApi.ts came ON
board Ia puf, nit II = settlement.
I. IL not probable that ! shall ever
laugh again.
ha sad that the expense was $40.
i exp.sta lats1. lie aaid II was really
sheap Fife dolllrs for 20 ieex Of a,
road ID for n car aud fts dollars for
slbuild OF NJ bridges. charge nos
ring for rnysell." The old tcouudrel
got the money. Never mention trout
n me asain. II ever q Canadisn talks
20 m. ~ mating preparations
frsnde" for my pleasure, iii have q
rORroIsH SHOOTING.
Toe porpoiss thst inhabit the
waters OF the lower s. L,wrence and
The Ls1raior coasl dinsf very much
from tho porpoi-e 10 be found along
the cosst OF The u iittd States. Th-y
afN hhsh lNatAg euh NNtif CNlNf W
perfectly white. saw one kil, a
he TIA me@uud eIesn feet Ia
leng hA a weighef 200 pounds.
Yesterday, according b aRr-, ment,
two ssl ard porpoiie uni.rs c, me
alcre ide the ya,bt IN q whale boat
a'6 n'o'ock la the morniTg I wat
Ioady 10 ~ siih ihsm when thsy ar.
riV,d hey did not tpeak English
ard, a. their Pr nch snd mice did mol
rnn In paallsi liles, ! took our cap ain
With me ~ In efpfs,sr The boat wal
chi u remarkable I incl aud oil
uesa. slewal twenty four fett lopg
hsd = dtek, aeSil, aod oAsk OF water
ThsIe Ees alsl q laigs piCca Of holit
wood On board. cooled around whict
VA iope, an J 10 the end OF the r0p,
wss attached a very rusty harpoon
crude 10 siylesrd mike. The hnnteu
were luther ermed with old single
bartltd percussion hu,guna, logdet
with ball bad COTS repestinI
fiha Gid enough cartridge 10 kill Al